Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Baseball
Davis, JP
JP Davis
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- jp.davis@mtsu.edu
- Phone:
- 494-8796
JP Davis is entering his third season with the Blue Raiders after being hired as pitching coach in September 2014, by head coach Jim McGuire.
Davis has a great history in developing pitchers for the next level, in 2015 he coached three Blue Raider pitchers that were selected in the MLB draft: Heath Staton (18th round, San Francisco Giants), Jonathan Frebis (33rd round, Chicago White Sox), and Nathan Foriest (35th round, San Diego Padres).
Davis also molded freshman Blake Stansberry into a Conference USA All-Freshman team performer in 2015.
Before his time at Middle Tennessee, Davis was an area scout in the Mid-South for the Chicago Cubs. During his tenure he helped identify, evaluate, draft and sign athletes from Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. While with the Cubs, he had five selections in the 2013 and 2014 MLB drafts.
Prior to his work in Chicago, Davis was the head coach of the Northwestern State Demons for five seasons. During his head coaching term, he compiled a 131-139 (.485) overall record and a 82-75 (.522) record in the Southland Conference. Davis had 28 All-Southland Conference selections during his head coaching tenure. Davis had a total of 10 players selected in the MLB Draft. In 2012, Mason Melotakis became the second highest Demon ever to be drafted as 63rd overall selection by the Minnesota Twins.
Davis coached NSU to wins over nationally ranked programs including LSU, Southern Miss and Texas A&M. Additionally, his team climbed to 30th nationally in 2010 and finished the year with the 19th best ERA in the NCAA. The Memphis native coached Freshman All-American Chad Sheppard in 2009 and Capital One Academic All-American Mike Jaworski in 2008. His teams averaged an APR of 965 and completed over 1,500 hours of community service during his five-year tenure as head coach.
Before being named head coach in 2007, Davis spent seven seasons as an assistant coach that saw the Demons win three Southland Conference titles and make one NCAA Regional appearance.
He spent four years as recruiting coordinator and pitching coach at Neosho County Community College from 1996 to 2000. He also served as an associate scout for the Cleveland Indians from 1997 to 2000.
Davis spent two years as a graduate assistant at Murray State and earned his bachelor's degree in history in 1994 from the University of Memphis.
Davis has a great history in developing pitchers for the next level, in 2015 he coached three Blue Raider pitchers that were selected in the MLB draft: Heath Staton (18th round, San Francisco Giants), Jonathan Frebis (33rd round, Chicago White Sox), and Nathan Foriest (35th round, San Diego Padres).
Davis also molded freshman Blake Stansberry into a Conference USA All-Freshman team performer in 2015.
Before his time at Middle Tennessee, Davis was an area scout in the Mid-South for the Chicago Cubs. During his tenure he helped identify, evaluate, draft and sign athletes from Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. While with the Cubs, he had five selections in the 2013 and 2014 MLB drafts.
Prior to his work in Chicago, Davis was the head coach of the Northwestern State Demons for five seasons. During his head coaching term, he compiled a 131-139 (.485) overall record and a 82-75 (.522) record in the Southland Conference. Davis had 28 All-Southland Conference selections during his head coaching tenure. Davis had a total of 10 players selected in the MLB Draft. In 2012, Mason Melotakis became the second highest Demon ever to be drafted as 63rd overall selection by the Minnesota Twins.
Davis coached NSU to wins over nationally ranked programs including LSU, Southern Miss and Texas A&M. Additionally, his team climbed to 30th nationally in 2010 and finished the year with the 19th best ERA in the NCAA. The Memphis native coached Freshman All-American Chad Sheppard in 2009 and Capital One Academic All-American Mike Jaworski in 2008. His teams averaged an APR of 965 and completed over 1,500 hours of community service during his five-year tenure as head coach.
Before being named head coach in 2007, Davis spent seven seasons as an assistant coach that saw the Demons win three Southland Conference titles and make one NCAA Regional appearance.
He spent four years as recruiting coordinator and pitching coach at Neosho County Community College from 1996 to 2000. He also served as an associate scout for the Cleveland Indians from 1997 to 2000.
Davis spent two years as a graduate assistant at Murray State and earned his bachelor's degree in history in 1994 from the University of Memphis.
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